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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes (8 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to provide community employment supervisors access to pensions in line with the 2008 Labour Court recommendation to provide access to an occupational pension scheme and the 2015 Lansdowne Road agreement that progress would be made on this issue during the lifetime of that agreement; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Building Regulations (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 14. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will investigate the safety of window restrictors, which are difficult to open, to ensure they comply with standards under the scope of his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29878/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Company Liquidations (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 23. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the protections that are in place to stop companies from moving assets to other holding companies thereby reducing the potential for employee redundancy payments if the trading company becomes insolvent in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29890/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide provisions for coach and bus services that have been asked to pay back tax for several months as a consequence of being taken off the road and have not paid motor tax during the period in which they were off the road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30079/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 143. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 333 of 15 September 2020, in respect of the national coastal change management strategy steering group, if the steering group will welcome direct testimony (details supplied) from residents of coastal areas; if persons who have lost their homes and properties to coastal erosion and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Youth Homelessness Strategy (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recently published report into LGBTQ+ youth homelessness (details supplied); if he will implement the recommendations as set out in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29879/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 164. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will issue guidance to local authorities to take prior breaches of building regulation into account under section 35 of the Planning and Development Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29882/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 165. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to planning applications that have been refused based on past failure to comply as provided for in Section 35 of the Planning and Development Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29883/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rent Pressure Zones (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 166. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of investigations that have been carried out for breaches of rent pressure zones; the number of same that were initiated by the RTB without a complaint made by a tenant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29891/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electric Vehicles (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 167. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if guidelines will be issued on the need for electric car charging points in new estates; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in some high density estates in which persons do not have driveways charging points and cannot be installed as they create a trip hazard; the retrospective steps that can be taken in such...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 168. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the Minister of State within his Department that is responsible for Traveller accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29894/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 185. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will preserve and enhance the Overseas Development Aid budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29880/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disability Act Employment Targets (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 186. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there is provision for persons with a disability in the rapid response and election observer public competitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29884/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disability Act Employment Targets (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 187. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to reform the election observation roster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29885/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disability Act Employment Targets (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 188. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 23 September 2020, if the application forms of roster members that contain their addresses have been retained; if so, if he will provide a breakdown between roster members that gave an address in the island of Ireland versus those that live overseas; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if injury at work leave will be provided to teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29625/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding and resources will be provided to enable schools to provide for students who need access to technology and the internet outside of the classroom; if her attention has been drawn in particular to this need within the Traveller community; the steps she will take to provide internet and device access in the homes of students who do not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will issue best practice guidelines to teachers on the best way to approach textbooks that contain racist language or racial slurs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29888/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Work Supports (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 331. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if an additional €4.7 million in funding for youth work services in 2021 will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30080/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (13 Oct 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 336. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to reports from parents that some crèches are no longer accepting the national childcare scheme (details supplied); the percentage of crèches availing of the scheme; the measures being taken to reduce barriers to uptake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29765/20]